 Usefulness of Light Tank [message #184030] |
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Do you know what I hate a lot? When a game starts, I am on a nod team, GDI is getting many medium tanks, and my team is using only artilleries or stealth tanks, and almost no one uses light tanks. Granted, artilleries are a lot more stronger than light tanks, but when you are using artillery on open field and there is no one to repair you(which happens a lot), you are screwed. Stealth tanks have weak armor, and they are only slightly stronger than light tanks. APC has good armor, but you can't use it against tanks. Flame tank has low range.
Yet, I see all these units being used much more than light tank, which is a big mistake. I, my self use light tank a lot, because on average, it is the best nod vehicle, and because it can hold on its own without support against medium tanks. But recently, I see that people hardly ever use this tank. None of the nod vehicles can replace this great tank.
So, who about you? How much do you use it?
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| Re: Usefulness of Light Tank [message #184036 is a reply to message #184030] |
Thu, 29 December 2005 11:38  |
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Whoops. I forgot to say why light tank on average is the best nod vehicle. It is because out of all nod vehicles, it has the most armor, which makes it very useful against almost any infantry and tanks. And this is the main reason why I use it.
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| Re: Usefulness of Light Tank [message #184046 is a reply to message #184030] |
Thu, 29 December 2005 15:13 |
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The Flame Tanks has the most HP, I have to agree that the Light Tank is Nod's best tank. I also always prefer to use a Light Tank on Under and Field. But I usaully use AutoComplete to spam teamchat about getting tanks. XD
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| Re: Usefulness of Light Tank [message #184058 is a reply to message #184030] |
Thu, 29 December 2005 16:11 |
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When I'm on Nod, I almost EXCLUSIVELY use Light Tanks and Artilleries (unless a Stealth Tank rush is dictated by the situation)...
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| Re: Usefulness of Light Tank [message #184127 is a reply to message #184030] |
Fri, 30 December 2005 01:08 |
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Have to say LT is about the best tank overall in the game. All depends on situations ofcourse...
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| Re: Usefulness of Light Tank [message #184147 is a reply to message #184030] |
Fri, 30 December 2005 09:57 |
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I use the Light Tank a lot. But indeed, it depends a lot on the situation. If you DO have a techie repairing you all the time, then an Arty might be the better one. Though two Lights might still be better  (though it costs more)
edit: gbull, on a flat ground, that's true. But for example on Field, where there are many little 'hills' you can cover behind it's actually very hard to get a light tank with just one med.
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| Re: Usefulness of Light Tank [message #184179 is a reply to message #184144] |
Fri, 30 December 2005 15:12 |
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| gbull wrote on Fri, 30 December 2005 11:50 |
If you go 1 on 1 with a med tank and the med tank loses, either you are really good or the guy in the med is really bad. Usually it's because he's really bad.
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maybe if you're playing in public servers, because the average public server player is horrible at this game and has no idea what he/she is doing. Unless I am playing aginst someone with a great light tank, and they have a big range advantage on me, AND I am doing bad I won't lose a med to a light tank..it rarely happens.
Light tanks are good, but an arty is more important. I agree, every team should have MANY light tanks, and the more skilled players only should be in the arts (in public servers). If an arty has technicians repairing it, it is damn near unstoppable.. even if you're missing every other shot.
Also- If you start losing your med to a light, you can get out and repair (if you have a hottie) faster than the light can kill you.. so 1v1 med > light by a long shot
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| Re: Usefulness of Light Tank [message #184211 is a reply to message #184179] |
Fri, 30 December 2005 18:42 |
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Med > light.
I use lights very well on Field when nod is pinned down. Move fast means 6-7 hits on a med while taking like 3 hits on me.
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| Re: Usefulness of Light Tank [message #184267 is a reply to message #184030] |
Sat, 31 December 2005 07:05 |
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if the map is under lights rule the roust if its complex gdi will burn in hell with flamers and stanks my theory it all depends on the circumstances
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| Re: Usefulness of Light Tank [message #184356 is a reply to message #184030] |
Sat, 31 December 2005 19:27 |
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This is a good point to bring up. With Tech support, the Artillery is undoubtedly better than the Light Tank at almost everything... but not quite. A fast tank with enough armour to operate independently from Technicians is invaluable for ensuring control of the field from the start. You can get out there sooner than the enemy Meds, which means you can get yourself behind cover or take the higher ground... it gives you an advantage before the fighting even starts. Once your team has control of the map, you won't be as much use as the teched Arties, but you're flexible enough to not have to drive back to base and switch vehicles.
What really frustrates me is that a lot of people pick the Artillery over the Light in *every* situation! Even when you're playing one of the chokepoint maps and the enemy is holding you inside your base, they just won't give up on the Arties. It doesn't matter how strong the Arty shell is, or whether you're being repaired... you're not gonna break out with a slow moving, light armoured vehicle... not when the entire GDI side is just sitting there in their Meds/Mammoths, waiting for you to drive into their fire. Now a Light Tank on the other hand... that has the speed and the armour class to drive through the incoming fire. The first tanks through are gonna die, but it doesn't matter if you're killing enemy tanks. It will take the enemy longer to get back to the battle (which is happening right outside your own base). The best chance Nod has for breaking out of a siege is an organised Light Tank rush into the enemy fire, followed by the Ravs and Arties once the enemy is no longer creating major splash damage around the chokepoint. The same idea, except using Meds, comes as second nature to a GDI team, so I wish I knew why Nod can't figure it out.
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| Re: Usefulness of Light Tank [message #184391 is a reply to message #184030] |
Sun, 01 January 2006 07:40 |
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the reason why i pretty much only use an arty is the fact in any pub it's not like you'll find people dancing to buy tanks. They're more likely to buy SBH's and wait for nukes meanwhile GDI would have mammoths and meds rushing. Taking out a med with a light is possible taking out two in a "up close' battle is pretty much impossible. When I buy an arty i can keep it and kill whatever comes unless i do something stupid like going up closer than i need to so that they could rush me or something. not to mention you pretty much can't win against a med that has a hotwire inside since all he needs to do is just repair. Of course in any good team you'll need light tanks in a map like field, but you'll also need an arty that can do some proper damage (which every random public player cannot do)
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| Re: Usefulness of Light Tank [message #184399 is a reply to message #184030] |
Sun, 01 January 2006 10:05 |
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If I am going for the mvp I will get an art, but it's so ridiculously easy to get 1st place in a 50 player server it isn't even fun.. usually I just goof around
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| Re: Usefulness of Light Tank [message #184492 is a reply to message #184030] |
Mon, 02 January 2006 11:35 |
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Yes, left. I was at my uncles for about a week since Christmas, and I logged on last night to check up on the forums. Check the IP difference if you don't believe me.
Apperantly I was somewhat right, though. I remember back before I left that you weren't such an asshole, and now that I return from my vacation, you are an asshole. Comrade too, since he seems to be either targeting me, or just has a sudden interest in my grammar and spelling.
Edit: Sorry for going off-topic.
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